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The University of Rome Tor Vergata is one of the newer universities in Italy, founded in 1982. It was modelled on the idea of a campus university – like one sees across the UK – which is in stark contrast to many of the older universities in Italy that are spread across cities. It’s also in contrast to Rome Sapienza, which is one of the oldest universities in the world, founded more than 600 years before Tor Vergata. However, Tor Vergata hosts important institutions like the National Research Council and the Italian Space Agency.
The school is well-regarded, with the university overall being ranked 301-400 for graduate employability, and making the QS Top 50 under 50 rankings. It was also ranked in the top 500 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2018. The medical school is vibrant and active, with emphasis placed on research and educational training. As well as Medicine, there are other students at the school studying everything from Health Sciences through to Dentistry.
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The Tor Vergata medical school mission is to ‘provide our students with the knowledge and tools especially geared towards a biochemical, psychological, social and territorial perspective of the medical profession.’
The course focuses on an interdisciplinary approach, meaning that students will learn with those from other professions and become used to working with others. There’s an emphasis on both disease prevention and health promotion, a forward-thinking approach seen in many Italian medical schools.
From the outset students are encouraged to patient-orientated, and will be able to learn in both the community (in health centres and with family doctors) and in hospitals.
The curriculum is designed to have a ‘vertical and horizontal integration’ throughout, which means that students should feel a continuity in their studies that might be missed at other Italian medical schools.
The school makes sure to offer its students Italian classes so that they can better communicate with a true range of patients.
You will take 360 credits over the course of six years. This is divided into 12 semesters, with 36 courses over the semesters. Each course should be seen as a 25 hour commitment of 8 class hours, 12 lab or tutorial hours, or 20 hours of tutored study in an educational centre.
Teaching here involves the use of tutorials, problem-based learning (PBL), interactive and experiential learning, and other newer teaching methods to ensure that students are engaged and proactive in their learning.
Students are provided with tutors for each specific area and an overall personal tutor.
Rome Tor Vergata is a public school. This means that its tuition fees are calculated according to the ISEE (Equivalent Economic Status Indicator), which is a tool that assesses candidates’ financial situations. Fees range from a minimum of 158 Euros to a maximum of 3500 Euros per year.
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Studying at Tor Vergata means studying in Rome – the largest city in Italy and its most influential. Students here describe it as incredible to have the opportunity to study in such an ancient place, full of architecture from hundreds or even thousands of years ago, amazing restaurants, museums, art galleries, churches, bars, etc. However, the city does have its cons as well. In particular, the transport system is famously bad, with a real lack of options for those looking to get around by subway – in particular when compared to Milan. Additionally, students will have to pay much more here than elsewhere in Italy. Rome and Milan are the two most expensive cities in Italy, and students will need to budget around 500 Euros a month for a room in a flat, and more than 1200 Euros a month for their total living expenses.
The university has 25 places for EU students and just 10 for those outside the EU, making a small class size of 35 in total. The IMAT scores are mid-field in terms of competitiveness, with 45.2 expected for EU students vs 47.7 for non-EU students.
